Who's got Twitter then? (Or, who hasn't?!)

[KingDomainNames]

@Carmarthenshire

 

[chrisduggan]

Not used Twitter really now someone has taken over my user name by the looks of it. Nice to have a full list of names we can relate to. I will get one started up again in the new year I should think.

 

[owlyco]

@stephenkellett

 

[scooter]

So you're telling me that if you were on twitter, I could have read your multiple, elongated posts in just one, short, 140 character tweet?
What's the point? All i would do is what every other tweeter does and tweet a short url that would bring you to my post. So I waste my time tweeting, you waste your time reading and clicking on to land here when all the time you would end up here reading the post anyway, just as you have done. See what i mean?


To be fair - just because you feel that the most important thing that happens to you is what time you took a shit and you feel twitter is the best platform for you to publicise that, then you've been watching/listening to too much of that twat Jeremy Clarkson.
I don't "follow" Jeremy and I do not watch his programs but it does sound like we have the same mind set when it comes to twitter.



The fact that 90% of the feeds you were getting were pure drivel would suggest the people you follow are just not interesting and had nothing worthwhile to say and were possibly not using the platform to it's optimum potential - lets not tarnish the social worlds population with the same brush as the published poo taking times of those people you follow(ed).
I totally agree. My experience was one of boredom as i followed some of the top domainers and affiliaters. The majority of what was posted was drivvel. So you are correct I haven't found anyone interesting enough to follow. Post your twitter name and i will see if I eat my words as you convert me.


Here's a social experiment for you....
I bet you without looking if you follow the 20 odd twitter accounts on this thread, at least 80% of their collective last 12 posts each will be along the lines of....
"sounds like a good idea"
"I already read that on the bbc site"
"there's no way i'm going down that road"
"see you Friday"
"car in garage "
blah blah

In other words, the majority of tweets having zero relevant info.
(no offence to the twitter account posters in this thread)

I have no doubt it can be a good thing and a great marketing tool if you get the followers but I think the majority of the big sites have the same mentality. They've got it so we better get it.
So when you pop over to their sites you get "follow us on facebook", "tweet us on twitter", "sign up to our html newsletter" . So I ask, how many times do you want to receive the same info?

Now, I know it is a necessity for them to have them all, as some may want a "tweet" instead of a "facebooker" or whatever to get the info. I feel sorry for the IT guys, they're having to triplicate the message everytime.

But in reality, it is all the same potential customer base that is getting diluted everytime a new "must have" social site pops up. Where will it end? I'll tell you. In a few years time your main page could look like an iphone with 40 little icons neatly standing to attention and taking up half your main page before you even get to put any info on it.

follow us, tweet us, flikr us, pop us, ping us, sling us, ming us and whatever.



I've no doubt about its potential and I know it's my loss but I can live with that. Same with facebook and the rest.

I also know it is good for breaking news but so is reuters and google. I don't need to be one of the first to know. In fact, google will most likely have indexed this within the hour. That's fast enough for me.





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[billyrichards]

I'm not impartial to sending the occassional tweet. Thus far I have refrained from mentioning all things poo and despite having IBS, I expect this to continue!

Totally understand those not wanting/needing to use Twitter though. For me, it's a decent networking tool that has led to a few fruitful (and very much of the real World) conversations.

I don't use it that much and tend to ignore/unfollow those who broadcast something pointless every 5 minutes.

Just in case the link wasn't enough, my Twitter name is @1BillyRichards

 

[chippyb]

Mines in my sig for anyone, i dont tweet much tho

 

[Blossom]

The best companies don't automate stuff and use Facebook, Twitter etc. differently for their different purposes.

 

[scooter]

^
Sounds very much like something my Grandad would say.

I told you. I'm grumpy old men material

I clicked on your twitter link. Sorry, I'm still not converted. The only tweets I could see that were not personal, (and the usual insurance direct sales pitch ones) were tweeters announcing their domains for sale and where do their short urls go? To Acorn, the very same place you came and read my post.

Granted, there were a couple of others that tweeted their names were now on domainlore but again, they post the same info here on Acorn. Duplicated information overload imho.

I sincerely mean no malice with the above. I just honestly do not get it. Maybe a few years down the road I will but until then, i'm happy to opt out.

There is this clever, new-age, fandangled technology called "plugins" and "API's" that can now auto tweet articles for you.

In 5yrs time I will be struggling with the tv remote.




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[Alien]

I told you. I'm grumpy old men material

I sincerely mean no malice with the above. I just honestly do not get it. Maybe a few years down the road I will but until then, i'm happy to opt out.

Hey, you're entitled to your opinion, but you're still a grumpy old git.

Just kidding.........lol. Each to their own I say!

 

[Alien]

C'mon Twitterers - anyone else want to come and tweet tweet tweet with us?!

 

[LordBull]

Matthew,

Good Thread - it's got me off my ar$e & following you and all the other acorners. As if we didn't all spend enough time glued to our devices

Patrick
@LondonLandlord

 

[scottmccloud]

Hello,

I'm on Twitter: @thescottmccloud

Thanks
Scott

 

[GreyWing]

I sincerely mean no malice with the above. I just honestly do not get it. Maybe a few years down the road I will but until then, i'm happy to opt out.
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I have no idea what the point of it is either to be honest. To me it is one big factory of spam.

 

[Aiden Roberts]

http://www.twitter.com/blossomnu

If you add me let me know you're from Acorn & I'll add you back

Followed @aiderob

 

[KarlM]

Yep @karlm86

Thanks

 

[bensd]

http://twitter.com/#!/BenBroadhurst

 

[Alien]

Followed @aiderob

Hello,

I'm on Twitter: @thescottmccloud

Thanks
Scott

Matthew,

Good Thread - it's got me off my ar$e & following you and all the other acorners. As if we didn't all spend enough time glued to our devices

Patrick
@LondonLandlord

Following all you chaps, great stuff!

 

[MCNM]

I'm www.twitter.com/MCNMcouk mainly post about what domains I've caught, bought, sold and developed

 

[bedazzledaz]

I'm @bedazzledaz, surprisingly

 

[Alien]

Any new Twitterers recently then? Don't be shy, get your Twittering details up so we can all tweet, t'weet, t'wooooooo in chorus!